Oklahoma holds on to trim Wichita State

OTHER REGIONALSSooners' 7-6 win sets up meeting with Rice this week

Published 5:30 am, Tuesday, June 6, 2006

NORMAN, OKLA. - Chuckie Caufield and Joseph Hughes combined for five hits and five RBIs as Oklahoma held off Wichita State 7-6 on Monday night to win the Norman Regional.

The victory qualifies the Sooners for a super regional at Rice later this week.

OU scored six runs in the second inning, three on Caufield's home run, and built leads of 6-2 and 7-4.

Pitching ace Daniel McCutchen worked the final 5 2/3 innings, allowing four runs (two in the ninth inning on Noal Krol's homer).

McCutchen, who made 137 pitches in losing to TCU 6-5 on Friday, got the final out in Monday's title game despite allowing two hits after Krol's homer.

Krol and Conor Gillaspie each had three hits for the Shockers, who also lost to Oklahoma on Sunday night in the double-elimination tournament. Oklahoma won four straight after its loss to TCU.

In other games

•
Missouri 8, Pepperdine 3
—
Taylor Parker
did not allow an earned run in 5 2/3 innings, and relievers
Nathan Culp
and
Travis Wendte
worked out of late-inning jams as Missouri beat top-seeded Pepperdine to become the first No. 4 seed to win an
NCAA
regional.
The Tigers lost their regional opener to the Waves and then won four straight to qualify for a super regional matchup with Cal State-Fullerton.

• Georgia 3, Florida State 2 — Joey Side hit a two-run homer, and freshman Trevor Holder pitched six strong innings to lead the Bulldogs past the Seminoles in the final of the Athens Regional.

• Cal State-Fullerton 10, Fresno State 3 — In Fullerton, Dustin Miller (12-1) pitched six solid innings and Blake Davis drove in three runs as Cal State-Fullerton advanced to the super regionals with a win over Fresno State early Monday.